Illinois Statutes Chapter 5. General Provisions § 312/3-106. Certificate of Authority

§ 3-106. Certificate of Authority. Upon the receipt of a written request, the notarized document, and a fee of $2 payable to the Secretary of State or County Clerk, the Office of the Secretary of State shall provide a certificate of authority in substantially the following form:

I ․․․․․․․․․․․․․ (Secretary of State) of the State of Illinois, which office is an office of record having a seal, certify that ........ (notary's name), by whom the foregoing or annexed document was notarized or electronically notarized, was, on (insert date), appointed and commissioned a notary public in and for the State of Illinois and that as such, full faith and credit is and ought to be given to this notary's official attestations. In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature and the seal of this office on (insert date).

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(Secretary of State).